Speeches and Remarks

You may recall that I commissioned and flagged off the Abuja-Kaduna train service for both Passenger & Freight in July, 2016 which was Nigeria’s first ever Standard Gauge train service. I am glad that this service has become very useful to commuters and has since become the preferred mode of transport for the journey between […]

I am delighted to be here for the commissioning of yet another important transport infrastructure – the Kaduna Inland Dry Port which is the first proper Inland Dry Port to be completed among the seven earmarked for various parts of the country. 2.     The hinterland business community has waited for too long for such facility […]

I join my fellow citizens this morning to welcome and celebrate the New Year 2018. This year promises to be pivotal in our quest for CHANGE. Unfortunately, I am saddened to acknowledge that for many this Christmas and New Year holidays have been anything but merry and happy. Instead of showing love, companionship and charity, […]

I had told the Rt. Hon. Speaker that I would not be able to attend his birthday event, because today is a day when annually, I host all members of my family from where they are, and I had done this for very many years and he had excused me from coming and said he […]

Dear Nigerians, the fuel scarcity being experienced nationwide is regrettable. I sympathise with all Nigerians, on having to endure needless fuel queues. I’m being regularly briefed, especially on the NNPC’s interventions to ensure that there is enough petrol available during this period and beyond. I have the NNPC’s assurance that the situation will improve significantly […]

It is my pleasure and privilege to express the warm felicitations of the Government and people of Nigeria to you all on this occasion of the Tenth Conference of Ministers and the Tenth Anniversary of the Fisheries Committee for the West Central Gulf of Guinea (FCWC). Please accept also, our congratulations on the occasion of […]

I would like to thank His Excellency Mr. Emmanuel Macron, President of the Republic of France, the United Nations Secretary-General and the President of the World Bank Group for convening this high-level Summit on the issues of financing climate actions and aligning financial flows in order to reach the objectives of the Paris Agreement. The […]

I want to thank you very much for attending, and also to congratulate all of our awardees who have clearly distinguished themselves and have helped so much in getting to where we are. I want to say in particular that what this demonstrates very clearly, is that there is absolutely nothing that we cannot achieve […]

May I on behalf of President Muhammadu Buhari, congratulate Mr. Segun Adebutu and his team for bringing to reality this vision for an integrated Petroleum Complex, here in Ogun State. What he and the Petrolex team have done, what they have accomplished here is an impressive testament to the power of vision and dedication, and […]

There are particular moments in the history of nations when there is a palpable feeling that something new is about to emerge that the nation can be transformed. Often it begins with hopelessness and cynicism. It may be that the nation has laboured under oppressive and divisive circumstances, living with poverty, inequality, bitter ethnic and […]

I am delighted to join you at this investiture dinner in honour of our two new Nigerian National Order Of Merit Laureates: Professor Adesoji Adediran Adesina, NNOM, who is honoured for his outstanding work in Engineering and Technology; and a living legend, Mr. Bruce Paul Obomoyema Onobrakpeya, NNOM, who is honoured for his exceptional work, […]

Oba Babatunde Adewale Ajayi, the Torungbuwa II (the Second); your Royal Highness. Today we are witnesses to a rare historic event of monumental importance for the people of Remo and for the Yoruba race; the installation and coronation of the Akarigbo of Remo, the paramount ruler of Remoland. Through the ages, this throne has proved […]